While the current Indian Constitution places residuary powers in the Union Centre following the Canadian line, how were residuary powers distributed under the Government of India Act 1935 framework?

Introduction, Making & Features of the Constitution — question ID 1192

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Explanation

Under Section 104 of the Government of India Act 1935, residuary powers were neither given to the federal legislature nor the provincial legislatures. Instead, they were placed completely under the discretionary administrative authority of the Governor-General of India.